It's a shame to see such a beautiful piece of equipment be ruined. Perhaps even worse is how the guy is just going to pitch it! Seriously, he could at least donate the working parts to science or something. I'm sure the LCD is worth a couple bucks to someone.

Victim:
NAO from Kanagawa Prefecture

Scene of Accident:
Desk at work

Broken Item:
Sony Vaio PCG-U1

Details of Accident:
This actually belongs my co-worker, whose desk is next to mine. This co-worker often spills drinks he puts o­n his desk - and this time around, he spilled coffee next beside his Vaio U. I told him "you should turn it off and send it for repairs," but he didn't listen. After leaving it alone for a day, he said he was able to use it - so he just continued to use it after that as if nothing had happened. But a month later, he spilled again. And then the machine didn't work anymore.

Damage Amount:
According to the estimate, a motherboard replacement would supposedly cost more than 150,000 yen, so he cancelled it.

More From the Contributor:
Because it's just going to be thrown away, I thought I'd submit it (to "THE CRASH!") disassembled. It's a bit hard to understand from the picture, but there's a couple pins o­n the motherboard's IC pins that are corroded. That's why I told him "you should send it in for repairs"....

Inspired by:
http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/readers/crash/20396.html